Old Ben Hoodies
Description: A circular emblem features stylized shamrocks. Text reads "THE OLD BEN COAL CORPORATION" along the top curve and "MAKERS OF COMFORT AND GOOD CHEER" along the bottom curve. At the center, a horizontal banner contains the words "OLD BEN" above the text "SINCE 1875". The shamrocks are labeled "CHRISTOPHER PURITY" and "FRANKLIN COUNTY COAL".
Description: The Old Ben Coal Corporation was formed in 1875 as the Wilmington Star Coal Mining Company, but was renamed in 1912 in honor of Benjamin Franklin and Franklin County, Illinois, by DeWitt Buchanan. Old Ben originally sold their Old Ben brand of carbon, pea, and furnace coals, but eventually purchased the Christopher and Purity mines. Purity was a line of big lump coal and Christopher produced small egg, domestic chestnut, and cook stove coal.
Description: A circular emblem with a four-leaf clover in the center. Each leaf contains text: "Christopher", "Old Ben", "Purity", and "Franklin County Coal". The emblem is framed by text reading "The Old Ben Coal Corporation" along the top and "Makers of Comfort and Good Cheer" along the bottom. Two crossed pickaxes flank the emblem on either side.
Description: A four-leaf clover design featuring a heart-shaped leaf at the top with the text "THE CHRISTOPHER PURITY". A banner across the middle reads "OLD BEN COAL". The lower leaves read "FRANKLIN COUNTY" and "COAL". The clover is bordered by the text "MAKERS OF COMFORT AND GOOD CHEER".
